Description
The maps on sheet 9 show the Chittlehampton district as it was around 1840. The maps show buildings, roads (with turnpike roads and toll-gates distinguished), rivers and streams, field boundaries and cultivation, woodland, parkland, orchards, archaeological features, historic parish and hundred boundaries, and a host of small features of the landscape. The maps include a considerable number of field-names.
A special feature of sheet 9 is the map of Castle Hill in 1838. Castle Hill House was the home of Earl Fortescue and the landscaped park in which the mansion was set was the most elaborate in north Devon. This large-scale map, which has been compiled from a number of sources and particularly from the Filleigh tithe map, shows the parkland in great detail.
The maps are printed on a large sheet of quality paper. The sheet is folded to A4 size and comes with a protective sleeve of archive-quality polyester.
The Devon in 1840 series is for anyone who has an interest in the historical landscape. If your Victorian ancestors lived in Devon, you will find no more detailed picture of the locality in which they lived. Local historians and archaeologists will use these maps alongside original documents, and will appreciate the place-name index and the Guide to Historical Sources included on each sheet.